1954 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–1 (4–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
1954 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire $ 4 0 07 1 0
Rhode Island 3 1 06 2 0
Maine 2 2 05 2 0
Vermont 1 1 05 1 1
UMass 1 3 04 4 0
Connecticut 0 4 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1954 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1954 college football season. In its sixth year under head coach Chief Boston, the team compiled a 7–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the Yankee Conference championship.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Bridgeport*Bridgeport, CTW 37–6
October 2Rhode IslandW 33–6
October 9at MaineOrono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)W 21–10[2]
October 16Delaware*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 13–19 9,000 [3]
October 23at Brandeis*Waltham, MAW 20–7
October 30Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 34–0
November 6at UMassW 32–12
November 13Springfield*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 48–0
  • *Non-conference game

[4]

References

  1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. Owen Osborne (October 11, 1954). "Passing Billy Pappas Paces New Hampshire In YC Victory Over Maine". Bangor Daily News. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Kelley, Bob (October 3, 1954). "Hen Defense Tames 'Cats in Duel at Durham, 19-13". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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